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From: spcecdt@deeptht.santa-cruz.ca.us (John DuBois)
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Subject: Re: vi delete to #
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Date: 28 Nov 90 07:32:45 GMT
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In article <1990Nov21.025246.8298@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) writes:
+I'm looking for a macro that would delete to a given line
+number. For example: You are editing a file, and are on line 5.
+You want to delete everything up to line 17.  Now of course, you
+can subtract in your head, and use a 12dd. But my view has always
+computers are supposed to do those things for me! 
+
+Any suggestion on a "delete to {or delete through} line #" macro?
+is busy, hung or dead....................................33257-0335

     I think the only way you're going to get delete-through-line#
is with :.,# d<return>   You could make the :., part a macro...

	John DuBois
	spcecdt@deeptht.santa-cruz.ca.us